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Not scoring at that drive probably cost them a chance at the game. Terrible 4th down play.

South Alabama: 4 drives: 2 TD and 2 FG Only a penalty stopped them from scoring another TD.

I literally can't watch our defense. I am walking away and coming back when we have the ball.

If we could only have an average defense for once 😞

Morris is pretty impressive. What a quick release.

Love my school. Hate college athletics right now. To be honest, I might feel the same even if we were a power school. But, the $$ would ease the pain somewhat. I've been following NT football since '85. The transfer portal and NIL have killed any excitement for me. Unfortunately, things will only change when the power schools start to feel it in their pockets. I will watch the games and attend one on occasion. But, I don't follow things regularly anymore. Everything is always in flux.

3 because of the NIL and especially the portal. New roster every year. Best players moving on. No loyalty. I just can't get into college sports these days. I still love my school and hope they do well. But, I won't pay any attention to college games other than NT. Sadly, the only way there will be any change is when the network ratings for college sports starts to drop. This means the P4's. Attendance is already hurting.

"Memphis, UAB and @MeanGreenMBB have all been battling to see not only which team had the best offseason, but which will be the king of the #AACBB " I am pretty happy with what Hodge and staff have done. But, Memphis is kicking butt. Last I heard, they had a top 10 transfer class in the country. UAB looks great also.

Maybe players are lazy and don't want to play defense ? Probably not true. But, just a thought 🤔

I know that my interest in College Football has degraded massively over the last few years. It started with the Transfer Portal and got worse with the NIL. I no longer watch or attend any games outside of NT. It's just not as fun anymore to me.

UAB up by 3 with 6 min left. Come on guys !!

I am not 🙂 I am basically praising the fact that we hired Hodge (no brainer) to replace Mac as head coach, instead of going outside the program. I just tend to believe that when you have a system that works, it is better to promote from within than to go outside your program to replace coaches. Boise St FB was very successful at doing this for a while. If and when the time comes, I hope that we continue with that philosophy. This system works.

100% this. They don't get the best talent. But, they make the most of that talent. We are really fortunate right now to have Hodge and be able to continue with the same system. It's time to groom the next Hodge within the program. That is how you achieve sustained success when your not a top program with tons of $$$

Wow. JMU has lost 8 players to Indiana. That could be expected with Indiana taking their head coach. But, that has to hurt.

I haven't watched a single bowl game yet. Yes, they are glorified scrimmages. The Transfer portal is killing the bowls.

I would like to see SMU left out in the cold, However, even without FSU and Clemson, the ACC would easily be the top G? conference unless it completely implodes. SMU's dreams of being a P? however will be dashed though.

Maclin is thriving in this offense with a good QB. If he wants to play at the next level, his best option IMO is to stay at UNT and continue to put up big numbers next year.

If Caponi wants to find players to fit his system, he needs to hit the transfer portal hard this offseason. He doesn't have the time to wait on HS recruits to improve his defense. You can't have the worst defense in the FBS and expect to keep your job more than 2 seasons (or 1 season for many programs). A couple quotes from Syracuse Head Coach Dino Babers when they switched to the 3-3-5 in 2020. "In theory, the 3-3-5 is fast, malleable and conducive to an undersized defensive line. If you’re at a place where you have the ability to get a lot of good defensive linemen all the time, you don’t have to go to it,” The 3-3-5 has worked pretty well for Syracuse since then. As large defensive linemen are at a premium, it would seem to make sense for a school like North Texas to try and switch to a 3-3-5 (at least on paper).

I saw that also. My guess is that Preston Stone may have cleared his concussion protocol and will play.

SMU -16.5 ? I can see SMU going up by 3 or 4 TD's and our offense making some catchup in garbage time. Not a bet that I would touch.

My God this defense

Losing the way the guys have the last 2 weeks is very frustrating. However, it beats the hell out of being blown out twice like most people were expecting prior to the Tulane game. At least it gives some hope that some things are on the right track (at least offensively). Chandler Rodgers was amazing again today. What a difference he has made.

The important thing for me is to see improvement. Overall, the team has seemed to improve in every game (especially the defense, which had nowhere to go but up). The next 3 games are going to be tough. If we can remain competitive and maybe even win 1 of them, I would feel pretty good about the future of this program with this coaching staff.

I have been thinking all along that Rodgers was a Senior. I just found out he is only a Junior. How nice would it be going into 2024 knowing we have the QB position solidified (assuming the transfer portal does not strike again). Harris and his 7 year run at UTSA have been the main reason for their recent success.

I know that Tulane has a really good defense. But, I thought we would be able to move the ball better than we have.